JIRA Bug Life CycleJIRA bug life cycle is also known as a defect life cycle. The bug life cycle consists of a set of states that a bug goes through. The number of states that the bug goes through varies from project to project. We can define the bug as an error, flaw or we can say that when the actual output does not match with the expected output, it is known as bug or defect. Both the terms, i.e., bug and defect are commonly used but the most popular is a bug. A bug can be generated at any stage of the SDLC(Software Development Life Cycle), it could exist in requirements gathering, designing phase where SRS document is designed, development phase, testing phase or user acceptance testing done by the end-user at the time of using the application. A bug has its life cycle from the point when the bug is logged in to the point the bug is closed. Bug undergoes the following states:
NewDuring the time of the testing phase, the bug or defect is identified by the tester and it is logged in to the bug tracking tool such as Jira, Bugzilla, etc. The bug which is detected by the tester will be posted for the first time in a bug tracking tool. This status is assigned as a New status. AssignedBug with New status is assigned to the software developers and they will look into the bug to check whether the bug is valid or invalid. If the bug is invalid then they change the status to invalid. If the bug is valid then the status is changed to assigned then the software developers start working on the defect to get fixed. OpenWhen the bug is assigned to the software developers then they start analyzing on it and works on the defect fix. The bug or defect can be opened in three stages:
FixedWhen a developer makes a necessary code changes and verifies the change, then he/she can make the bug status as fixed. When the bug is fixed by the developers then the status is changed to either Reopened or Verified. RetestOnce the bug is fixed by the software developers then it is assigned back to the testing team to check whether the bug has been fixed or not. ReopenIf the bug persists even after the developer has fixed the bug, then tester changes the status to Reopen and once again bug goes through the whole bug life cycle. VerifiedThe tester retests the bug after it got fixed by the developer if no bug found then it changes the status to Verified. ClosedIf the bug is no longer exists, then it changes the status to Closed. Participants of Bug life cycle
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